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Does the Blue Mt Fuji Curry taste as terrifying as it looks?
- Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2023 - Tweet
We go on a trek to conquer this mountain of curry, and end up learning something in the process.
- Japan
- (blue curry • COK • cool • curry • curry rice • food • Fuji • Fujisan • fun • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Mt. Fuji • retort curry • review • SNJO • souvenirs • taste test • Yamanashi)
Fujisan View Express: A train journey to Mt Fuji so stylish you’ll never want it to end
- Oona McGee
Sep 21, 2023
There’s one carriage that requires a special fare to ride in, but it’s worth it.
- Japan
- (COK • Fuji • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • Fujisan • Fujisan View Express • Japanese trains • luxury trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • SNJO • tourist sites • trains • travel)
Stay in a Japanese hotel room…with a train inside it!
- Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2023
Train, uniform and a glorious view of Mt Fuji make this a very Japanese place to stay.
- Japan
- (accommodation • COK • cool • Fuji • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • hotels • Japanese accommodation • Japanese trains • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • SNJO • themed hotel • trains • travel • weird • wow • Yamanashi Prefecture)
This little-known spot is a haven for train otaku, with a view of both Mt. Fuji and bullet trains
- Dale Roll
Jul 20, 2023
It’s slightly outside the city center, but definitely worth a trip for the views!
- Japan
- (bullet trains • Kita Ward • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • Oji Station • shinkansen • train otaku • trains)
Missed it live? Enjoy highlights of the Zekkei Hanabi Mt. Fuji 2023 show here instead【Video】
- Krista Rogers
May 3, 2023
Japan’s Big Four fireworks craftsmen bring a one-of-a-kind performance from vision to reality against the breathtaking backdrop of Mt. Fuji.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • cool • fireworks • Fujiten Snow Resort • Mt. Fuji • travel • video • Yamanashi Prefecture)
Cherry blossom-viewing bus tour for dogs now available in Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 1, 2023
Pamper your pooch with a special hanami trip to Mt Fuji.
- Japan
- (bus tour • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2023 • COK • cute • dogs • hanami • Mt. Fuji • sakura • sakura season 2023 • Tokyo • travel)
Coca Cola releases new Mt Fuji bottles in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 4, 2023
Hokusai’s Great Wave off Kanagawa gets a new look for this souvenir coke bottle design.
- Japan
- (art • bottles • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola bottles • COK • Coke • cool • design • drinks • Fuji • hokusai • Katsushika Hokusai • marketing • Mt. Fuji • souvenirs • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyo-e)
Japan’s gorgeous Mt. Fuji chocolate cake lets you eat the mountain instead of climb it【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2023
A way to appreciate the majestic beauty of Japan’s tallest mountain while staying warm, rested, and full.
- Japan
- (beautiful • cafes • cake • chocolate • COK • food • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • restaurants • Shorakuen • sweets • Yamagashi)
Does this Dormy Inn near Mt. Fuji offer the best business hotel breakfast in all of Japan?
- Krista Rogers
Jan 25, 2023
In true Dormy Inn style, the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet features regional specialties including pork dishes and mikuriya soba.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • breakfast • COK • Dormy Inn • Gotemba • hot spring • hotel • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mt. Fuji • onsen • pork • Shizuoka Prefecture • SNJO • travel)
Mt. Fuji schoolgirl photo models who charmed Japan years ago reunite to celebrate Coming of Age Day
- Casey Baseel
Jan 11, 2023
Shizuoka road continues to be one of the most photogenic spots in all of Japan.
- Japan
- (beautiful • Coming of Age Ceremony • Coming of Age Day • kimono • moving • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • School Uniforms • schoolgirls • Seijin no Hi • seijinshiki • Shizuoka • touching)
Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa woodblock print splashes into Lego art in early 2023
- Krista Rogers
Jan 2, 2023
It will be nothing but smooth sailing when assembling your very own 3-D version of the world’s most recognizable wave.
- Japan
- (3-D • art • hokusai • LEGO • Mt. Fuji • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • toy • UNESCO World Heritage sites • woodblock print)
Mt Fuji and Raijin and Fujin lingerie sets let you wear your love for Japan under your clothes
- Oona McGee
Dec 24, 2022
Keep the gods of wind and thunder close to your chest.
- Japan
- (art • artists • bras • COK • fashion • Fuji • Fujin • Fujin Raijin zu • innerwear • Katsushika Hokusai • lingerie • Mt. Fuji • Peach John • Raijin • Sotatsu Tawaraya • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyoe • underwear)
Mt. Fuji looks more like a suibokuga painting than real life in this amazing photo
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2022
Surrounding mountain range supporting cast makes Japan’s most majestic peak look even more beautiful.
- Japan
- (art • awesome • beautiful • cool • ink painting • Mt. Fuji • nature • photographu • suibokuga)
Japan’s thrill ride theme park finds new way to terrify: A slide over twice as tall as a Gundam
- Casey Baseel
Apr 19, 2022
Fuji-Q Highland decides its Mt. Fuji observation platform isn’t quite scary enough.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • awesome • cool • crazy • fuji-q highland • Mt. Fuji • roller coasters • theme parks • thrill rides)
We travel to Fuji to see how they make Japanese toilet paper
- Oona McGee
Nov 29, 2021
From recycled paper to plush multi-ply, and guess what? There’s a smartphone game for you to try too!
- Japan
- (COK • factory • factory tours • Fuji • Japanese toilets • LOL • Mt. Fuji • recycling • SNJO • toilet paper • Toilets • wtf)
Now you can be like the girls in Laid-Back Camp by renting the exact gear they use in the anime
- Dale Roll
Sep 19, 2021
Rent the same gear, eat the same food, and camp in the same place as Rin and Nadeshiko!
- Japan
- (anime • camping • Fuji Five Lakes • Laid-Back Camp • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • Saiko Lake • Yamanashi • Yuru Camp)
The Mountain Has Moved capsule toys literally move mountains for your enjoyment
- Master Blaster
Sep 13, 2021
Just not in time for Mountain Day.
- Japan
- (capsule machines • capsule toys • Diamond Head • Japanese expressions • Mountains • Mt. Etna • Mt. Everest • Mt. Fuji • Olympus Mons • Tama Kyu)
Mt. Fuji gets covered with beautiful umbrella cloud that also has some people seeing a fried egg
- Casey Baseel
Sep 9, 2021
Beautiful, mysterious, and maybe a little delicious too.
Japanese idol concert goes ahead during heavy rain, creates crazy scenes for otaku near Mt Fuji
- Oona McGee
Aug 17, 2021
Mosh pit turns into a pond but that doesn’t stop the singing and dancing.
- Japan
- (concerts • festivals • Fuji • idol fans • idol groups • Idols • Mt. Fuji • music • otaku • rain • singers • videos • viral videos • Yamanakako • Yamanashi)
Pre-dawn photo of Mt. Fuji looks almost too beautiful to be real
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2021
Cloud layer looks like line between dimensions in amazing shot taken far from the mountain’s peak.
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